Democracy Debate Quiz

What country developed democracy?

• England
• Russia
• Greece
• Italy

What type of government is the United States?

• autocracy
• dictatorship
• democracy
• Greek

Who was Socrates?

• a president of the United States
• a Greek philosopher
• a senator in Athens
• a politician in Rome

According to the text, some people found his ideas...

• fair
• wise
• dangerous
• useless

What happened to Socrates?

• he was put to death
• he became king
• he became president
• he created voting

Who was Plato's teacher?

• Aristotle
• Socrates
• the king
• the people

What was the title of Plato's book?

• The Democracy Debate
• The Philosopher-Kings
• The Republic
• The Common People

What three groups of people did Plato think needed to work together?

• philosopher-kings, soldiers, common people
• philosopher-kings, educated people, soldiers
• educated people, kings, youth
• soldiers, youth, regular people

Who was Plato's star student?

• Socrates
• Athens
• Cicero
• Aristotle

What two things formed Aritotle's beliefs?

• people and soldiers
• voting and sharing
• restriction and power
• balance and moderation